2004 NHL Entry Draft prospect Gennadi Stolarov suffered a minor back injury in his first game with Upper League's THK Tver. He is expected to miss a week.

Draft Rankings and Comments:

2004 NHL ENTRY DRAFTRank 2: #29 Rank 3: #18 Rank 4: #17

Talent Analysis:

December 2006 Update: One of the break out young players of the 2006-07 season...an aggressive power forward who has added strength and technical ability to his size since being drafted in 2004...technically average skating, though is capable of reaching above average speeds, especially when breaking into the opponent’s zone...capable of keeping up with opponents when shifting back into his own zone... responsible defensively and consistently returns to his own zone